...TOO BUSY THINKING ABOUT MY BABY... by Marvin Gaye -------------------------------------............... *Released 1969* *CAPO 1st FRET* (Original Key: C#) Intro: C Dm Uh-huh huh, C Oh yeah, Dm Oh listen to me people... Verse 1: C I ain't got time, Dm To think about money, C Dm Or what it can buy. C And I ain't got time, Dm To sit down and wonder, C Dm What makes a birdy fly. C And I don't have the time Dm To think about, C Dm what makes a flower grow. C And I never gave it, Dm Second thought. F Dm C To where the river flows. Chorus 1: C (Too busy thinkin', Dm 'Bout my baby), F Dm And I ain't got time, C For nothin' else. Oh yeah, now... Verse 2: C I said uh I ain't got time, Dm To dis-cuss the weather, C Dm Or how long it's gonna' last. C And uh I ain't got time, Dm To do no studyin', C Dm Once I get out of class. C Tellin' you I'm... Dm Just a fella, C Said I got a, Dm One track mind. C And when it comes to thinkin', Dm 'Bout anything but my baby, F Dm C I just don't have the time. Chorus 2: C (Too busy thinkin', Dm 'Bout my baby), F Dm And I ain't got time, C For nothin' else. Don't you know I'm... C (Too busy thinkin', Dm 'Bout my baby), F Dm And I ain't got time, C For nothin' else. Ooh-ooh, ooh-ooh. Yeah, yeah. Interlude: C Verse 3: C All the diamonds and pearls, Dm In the world, C Dm Could never match her worth. C Dm Naw, she's some kinda' wonderful, People tell ya'; C I've got heaven, Dm Right here on earth. C I'm... Dm Just a fella C Said I got a, Dm One track mind. C And when it comes to thinkin', Dm 'Bout anything but my baby, F Dm C I just don't have the time. Chorus 2: C (Too busy thinkin', Dm 'Bout my baby), F Dm And I ain't got time, C For nothin' else. You know it. C (Too busy thinkin', Dm 'Bout my baby), F Dm And I ain't got time, C For nothin' else. Coda: C (Too busy thinkin', Dm 'Bout my baby), F Dm And I ain't got time, C For nothin' else, no no. C (Too busy thinkin', Dm 'Bout my baby), F Dm And I ain't got time, C For nothin' else, no no. (Repeat to Fade) CHORD DIAGRAMS: --------------- C Dm F EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE x32010 xx0231 133211 Tabbed by Joel from cLuMsY, Bristol, England, 2007 (clumsyband@hotmail.com)